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Candice’s thighs were like pillars to the gods They were so strong and so sure Like every bounce she had ever taken in her life Had built those hips, those thighs Every time I looked at her I saw the … Continue reading →

A friend of mine, a poetess and professor of the arts shared a link to a website with 66 Experiments for writers. As I perused the list, one of them inspired me to give it a try. The instructions were: … Continue reading →

He smokes standing next to trash cans Behind his apartment Outside of bars In friends’ back yards He laughs a wild laughter Like the child of a gypsy king And his eyes come sparkling after He drives on empty highways … Continue reading →

Satan convinced me to eat an apple once And it was good But I didn’t know how much ache it would cause I didn’t know about the pain Of blood Of longing Of bearing the burdens of life and love … Continue reading →

She walks in two worlds That become one At the zipper toothed seam Where her toes meet the earth The soles of her feet Thumping out the beat Of drums that have been pounding Steady like her heart For millennia … Continue reading →